Research Grants and Fellowships
Together, we’re funding the most promising and innovative research, including fellowship projects led by early-career scientists, and contributing to important advances in cancer prevention and early detection.
The 2024 research grants and fellowships cycle is now closed. Award notifications will be sent on Friday, November 29, 2024.
The Prevent Cancer Foundation awards research grants and fellowships to promising scientists for innovative projects with the potential to make substantial contributions to cancer prevention and early detection. This funding is critical to the future of cancer prevention as it fosters the next generation of cancer prevention research, creates a strong foundation of preliminary evidence to make scientific advances and provides the necessary support for research to move toward independent research careers.
By investing in innovation, we’re shaping the future together.
Impact of funding
- To date, the Foundation has awarded 590+ cancer prevention and early detection research grants and fellowships.
- These projects cover over 25 cancer types.
- Our most frequently-funded cancer types are:
- breast
- colon
- lung
Innovation and health equity
By funding the most promising new research, the Foundation contributes to important advances in cancer prevention and early detection including:
- Research to identify molecular biomarkers for early detection of colorectal cancer and other cancers.
- Advancement of targeted drug interventions for prevention applications.
- Development of machine learning to identify people at increased risk of pancreatic cancer.
- Cultural adaptation strategies for lifestyle changes for people at increased risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, which may lead to liver cancer.
Research Award Database
Use the Prevent Cancer Foundation’s Award Database to discover researchers and projects driving these key advancements in cancer prevention and early detection.
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